Baked French Toast Casserole With Maple Syrup Praline Topping Recipes

BAKED OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan and arrange bread slices in a row.
• Combine eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until blended. Pour mixture over bread slices, making sure all are evenly covered. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine butter, brown sugar, chopped pecans, corn syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Spread praline topping over bread mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and lightly golden, about 40 minutes.

PRALINE PECAN FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Whisk eggs, half-and-half, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until mixture is smooth and brown sugar has dissolved. Pour 1 cup egg mixture into prepared baking dish. Arrange slices of French bread into baking dish and pour remaining egg mixture evenly over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; mix 3/4 cup brown sugar and maple syrup into butter, stirring until smooth. Bring syrup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir pecans into syrup. Spoon pecan praline syrup evenly over French toast casserole.
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven until set and golden brown, about 30 minutes.

BAKED FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1 inch thick.
• Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9x13-inch baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping slices.
• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half and half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with wire whisk until well blended.
• Pour mixture over bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with egg mixture.
• Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices.
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next morning, preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread praline topping evenly over bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed up and lightly golden brown.
• Serve with maple syrup.

BAKED FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE WITH MAPLE SYRUP & PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each. Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9x13 baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices.
• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Beat with electric mixer or whisk until blended, but not too bubbly.
• Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure they are all covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine all praline ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Spread praline topping evenly over the bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with maple syrup.

BAKED FRENCH TOAST WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Slice the loaf of bread into 1" thick slices.
• There should be about 20 slices.
• Butter a 9x13" baking dish, and arrange the bread slices in two layers.
• I cut some of the slices into triangles to be sure they fit into all the corners.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, half and half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt until well blended, but not too frothy.
• Gently pour the mixture over the bread slices.
• Be sure all the slices are covered evenly, especially the ones on top!
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next morning, preheat oven to 350.
• Combine ingredients for praline topping, and spread evenly over the bread mixture.
• Bake uncovered in oven for about 40 minutes, or until puffed, and lightly golden on top.
• (a few more minutes if you like it a little crispier on top!) Cut into squares and serve with warm maple syrup.